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Week 7 Denver offense reaches Mile-High gear
Updated: Tuesday October 17, 2000 1:34 AM
By B. Duane Cross, CNNSI.com Lost in the remarkable offensive statistics generated by the St. Louis Rams (529 yards) is the fact the Denver Broncos' offense hit on all cylinders Sunday. Case in point: The Broncos rolled up 499 yards in routing the Cleveland Browns 44-10 on Sunday. Consider:
Griese, the AFC's top-rated passer, completed 19 of 34 passes with no interceptions before leaving the game with a 34-10 lead late in the third quarter. He had 304 first-half yards. The Indianapolis Colts also had 499 yards of offense, led by QB Peyton Manning (287 yards, TD), RB Edgerrin James (218 yards, 3 TDs) and WR Marvin Harrison (134 yards). St. Louis had the day's largest offensive yardage output, but failed to have at least one player reach the 100-yard mark in each category. Warner threw for 313 yards and three TDs and Marshall Faulk ran for 208 yards and a score, but the leading reciver, Isaac Bruce, had only 88 yards. For good measure, Denver kicker Jason Elam scored 14 points (five point-after TD kicks and 3-of-4 on field goals). The Colts' Mike Vanderjagt posted 13 points (3 FGs, 4 XPs). Rams kicker Jeff Wilkins was injured on the opening kickoff and did not return to the game. More importantly, Denver moved above .500 (4-3) and remains 1 1/2 games behind AFC West leader Oakland (5-1). The Broncos play host to the Raiders on Nov. 13.
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